Washington National Mall

Washington National Mall

On a blistering hot June day.

Jefferson Memorial, seen from near the Unites States Holocaust Memorial Museum.Security and traffic cameras on the Washington Mall.The back of the White House, as seen from the Washington Mall.Memorial to the US Army Second Division in World War I, near the White HouseVery rural-looking scene with a pond, trees and empty expanses of grass, on the Washington Mall.A wreath from the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders at the Vietnam Women’s MemorialA wreath from the American Legion at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial.The Vietnam Women’s Memorial honors those women who served in Vietnam, mostly as nurses.The Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall aligned with the Washington Monument in the distance.The Wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with etched names above and memorials below.Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The wall starts low to the ground on the left, and is etched with the names of service members who died in the war.Statues of “The Three Soldiers” at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with memorials in the foreground.Statues of “The Three Soldiers” at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.Stainless steel statues of soldiers on patrol at the Korean War Veterans Memorial. Each statue is slightly larger than life-size.Stainless steel statues of soldiers on patrol at the Korean War Veterans MemorialFaces etched into the wall at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, with reflections from the statues at the MemorialWashington Monument and the Capitol, as seen from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool. The green peaked roof of the Library of Congress can be seen on the right, behind the much closer red brick building of the Smithsonian Castle.Behind the statue of Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial.Ceiling of the Lincoln Memorial. The original skylight has been supplanted by spotlights shining through the glass.Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial.Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool seen from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The World War II Memorial is at the other end of the Reflecting Pool.Steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The states of the reunited Union can be seen above the column, with Lincoln inside the memorial.Wreath at the World War II Memorial honoring the 70th anniversary of D-Day in the Pacific, as the invasion of Saipan was termed, began a day before the Normandy invasion.View of the Lincoln Memorial from the World War II Memorial.Tribute to women at the World War II Memorial from Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, first Secretary of Education for the United States and first director of the US Women’s Army Corps.Washington Monument seen from the World War II Memorial, with the Capitol barely visible beyond.The wreath for the State of Washington at the World War II Memorial.The arches at the World War II Memorial have a sculpture showing a laurel victory wreath dropping down from above.Looking through the fountains toward the end of the World War II memorial devoted to the Atlantic war.World War II Memorial looking across the fountains to the section devoted to the War in the Atlantic.World War II Memorial showing a portion of the area devoted to the War in the PacificWashington Monument from near the Tidal BasinMost of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum does not allow photography, which is understandable. This plaque is on the outside of the building.

Western Pacific dragons and other real creatures

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The legislative branch is undergoing some much-needed patching. To the right you can see the very tip-top of the Jefferson Building, part of the Library of Congress, behind the Capitol. Legislatives rarely go there.